Pop-Up House of Inventions, by Robert Crowther, ages 3 and up!
Did you know that the Jacuzzi brothers invented the first whirlpool bath for a family member with arthritis?? Or that the first recorded birthday celebrations were those of the early Egyptian Pharaohs? Robert Crowther’s Pop-Up House of Inventions includes “hundreds of fabulous facts about your home” in a fun and interactive manner. Detailing one room at a time, children can look inside the washing machine, check under the bed, pull the shade, and look inside the wardrobe to find out random and unexpected truths about anything and everything inside their home! This fact-filled book presents parts of our history in a kid- friendly way. Children ages 3 and up who love snooping around the house or simply storing up fast facts will adore this new book.
Pop-Up House of Inventions, $17.99, Candlewick Press
There are cats in this book, by Viviane Schwarz, ages 3-6
Ozzy wakes up one morning and can’t find his mommy anywhere! He races off on a frantic search. Is she behind the fence? In the flowers? Up in the tree? Swimming in the lake? No, no, no! Ozzy works himself into a wild tizzy only to discover Mommy in the most obvious of places.